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Line 9: ;BTW is not in a position to decide which official products contribute canon ;BTW is not in a position to decide which official products contribute canon :The [[Line Developer]]'s official ruling on the issue of what is Canon and what is not, i.e. the stance of the owners of the intellectual property that is BattleTech, is detailed in the article on '''[[Canon]]'''. BTW deliberately leaves it to the individual user to interpret that ruling and decide what information they consider canonical for their personal vision of the BattleTech universe. The policy adopted by BTW is not to decide on the canonicity of a given source or piece of information, but apply appropriate tags to highlight articles where Canonicity could be considered problematic. :The [[Line Developer]]'s official ruling on the issue of what is Canon and what is not, i.e. the stance of the owners of the intellectual property that is BattleTech, is detailed in the article on '''[[Canon]]'''. BTW deliberately leaves it to the individual user to interpret that ruling and decide what information they consider canonical for their personal vision of the BattleTech universe. The policy adopted by BTW is not to decide on the canonicity of a given source or piece of information, but apply appropriate tags to highlight articles where Canonicity could be considered problematic. − − ::''See also [[Canon#Conflicting_information|Canon]] in regards to the hierarchy of canonicity of conflicting sources.'' ;Material from fan-made or otherwise unofficial sources must be segregated from official material ;Material from fan-made or otherwise unofficial sources must be segregated from official material Line 20:
Line 18: :As per ruling #1 above, articles ''about'' individual pieces of Fanon/fan fiction are still permissible, if the subject in question has been published elsewhere and is notable enough. :As per ruling #1 above, articles ''about'' individual pieces of Fanon/fan fiction are still permissible, if the subject in question has been published elsewhere and is notable enough. :See [[Policy:Fanon]] for details. :See [[Policy:Fanon]] for details. + Articles covering real-world subjects, such as authors or companies, naturally stand outside of the canon of the fictional universe and are not affected by the Canon Policy. Articles covering real-world subjects, such as authors or companies, naturally stand outside of the canon of the fictional universe and are not affected by the Canon Policy. We appreciate your adherence to this core policy and welcome you to actively join the community of users and editors of BattleTechWiki. We appreciate your adherence to this core policy and welcome you to actively join the community of users and editors of BattleTechWiki. + ==How to implement the policy== ==How to implement the policy== Line 42:
Line 42: ===Articles containing exclusively apocryphal information=== ===Articles containing exclusively apocryphal information=== :Tag: '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalArticle}}</nowiki> :Tag: '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalArticle}}</nowiki> − If the subject and content of the article are exclusively based on a source that is itself apocryphal, then the [[Template:ApocryphalArticle]] tag should be included. This will insert the following box into the article: + If the subject and content of the article are exclusively based on a source that is itself apocryphical, then the [[Template:ApocryphalArticle]] tag should be included. This will insert the following box into the article: {{ApocryphalArticle}} {{ApocryphalArticle}} ===Articles containing both canonical and apocryphal information=== ===Articles containing both canonical and apocryphal information=== − :Tags: '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalContentStart}}</nowiki>''''' and '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}</nowiki> + :Tag: '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalContent}}</nowiki> − If content from an apocryphal source is added to an article about an otherwise canonical subject, then these templates ([[Template:ApocryphalContentStart]] & [[Template:ApocryphalContentEnd]]) should be used to mark those parts of the article that are based on apocryphal sources. Note that unlike the other tags, these should not be put at the top of the article. This will insert the following boxes into the article: + If content from an apocryphal source is added to an article about an otherwise canonical subject, then the [[Template:ApocryphalContent]] tag should be included. This will insert the following box into the article: − {{ApocryphalContentStart}} + {{ApocryphalContent}} − (Apocryphal Content goes here.)+ − {{ApocryphalContentEnd}}+ + [[Category:Policies|Canon]]
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;BTW is not in a position to decide which official products contribute canon | ;BTW is not in a position to decide which official products contribute canon | ||
:The [[Line Developer]]'s official ruling on the issue of what is Canon and what is not, i.e. the stance of the owners of the intellectual property that is BattleTech, is detailed in the article on '''[[Canon]]'''. BTW deliberately leaves it to the individual user to interpret that ruling and decide what information they consider canonical for their personal vision of the BattleTech universe. The policy adopted by BTW is not to decide on the canonicity of a given source or piece of information, but apply appropriate tags to highlight articles where Canonicity could be considered problematic. | :The [[Line Developer]]'s official ruling on the issue of what is Canon and what is not, i.e. the stance of the owners of the intellectual property that is BattleTech, is detailed in the article on '''[[Canon]]'''. BTW deliberately leaves it to the individual user to interpret that ruling and decide what information they consider canonical for their personal vision of the BattleTech universe. The policy adopted by BTW is not to decide on the canonicity of a given source or piece of information, but apply appropriate tags to highlight articles where Canonicity could be considered problematic. | ||
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;Material from fan-made or otherwise unofficial sources must be segregated from official material | ;Material from fan-made or otherwise unofficial sources must be segregated from official material | ||
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:As per ruling #1 above, articles ''about'' individual pieces of Fanon/fan fiction are still permissible, if the subject in question has been published elsewhere and is notable enough. | :As per ruling #1 above, articles ''about'' individual pieces of Fanon/fan fiction are still permissible, if the subject in question has been published elsewhere and is notable enough. | ||
:See [[Policy:Fanon]] for details. | :See [[Policy:Fanon]] for details. | ||
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Articles covering real-world subjects, such as authors or companies, naturally stand outside of the canon of the fictional universe and are not affected by the Canon Policy. | Articles covering real-world subjects, such as authors or companies, naturally stand outside of the canon of the fictional universe and are not affected by the Canon Policy. | ||
We appreciate your adherence to this core policy and welcome you to actively join the community of users and editors of BattleTechWiki. | We appreciate your adherence to this core policy and welcome you to actively join the community of users and editors of BattleTechWiki. | ||
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==How to implement the policy== | ==How to implement the policy== | ||
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===Articles containing exclusively apocryphal information=== | ===Articles containing exclusively apocryphal information=== | ||
:Tag: '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalArticle}}</nowiki> | :Tag: '''''<nowiki>{{ApocryphalArticle}}</nowiki> | ||
| − | If the subject and content of the article are exclusively based on a source that is itself | + | If the subject and content of the article are exclusively based on a source that is itself apocryphical, then the [[Template:ApocryphalArticle]] tag should be included. This will insert the following box into the article: |
{{ApocryphalArticle}} | {{ApocryphalArticle}} | ||
===Articles containing both canonical and apocryphal information=== | ===Articles containing both canonical and apocryphal information=== | ||
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| − | If content from an apocryphal source is added to an article about an otherwise canonical subject, then | + | If content from an apocryphal source is added to an article about an otherwise canonical subject, then the [[Template:ApocryphalContent]] tag should be included. This will insert the following box into the article: |
| − | {{ | + | {{ApocryphalContent}} |
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| + | [[Category:Policies|Canon]] | ||